Neeli Bendapudi

Neeli Bendapudi is an American academic administrator who is the 19th president of the Pennsylvania State University.[1] From 2018 until 2021, she served as the 18th president of the University of Louisville.[2] In December 2021, the Pennsylvania State University announced that it had named Bendapudi as its next president, to succeed Eric J. Barron upon his retirement.[3] She assumed office in May 2022 and is the first woman and the first non-white person to serve as Penn State's president.[4]

Neeli Bendapudi
19th President of Pennsylvania State University
Assumed office
May 9, 2022
Preceded byEric J. Barron
18th President of the University of Louisville
In office
May 15, 2018 – December 9, 2021
Preceded byJames R. Ramsey
Succeeded byKim Schatzel
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas
In office
July 1, 2016 – April 27, 2018
Preceded byJeffrey Vitter
Succeeded byCarl Lejuez (acting)
Personal details
Born1962 or 1963 (age 60–61)
Visakhapatnam, India
EducationAndhra University (BA, MBA)
University of Kansas (PhD)

Early life and education

Bendapudi was born in India and attended Andhra University, where she earned her undergraduate and master's degrees.[5] She moved to the United States to attend graduate school at the University of Kansas, where she earned her Ph.D. in marketing.[6]

Career

Bendapudi held teaching posts at both Ohio State University and Texas A&M University before returning to the University of Kansas to serve as the dean of the University of Kansas School of Business. From July 1, 2016, until her election as president at Louisville, she served as provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas.[7] Following her tenure at the University of Kansas, her successor cut 150 faculty and staff positions in the midst of budget strains.[8]

Bendapudi was named president of the University of Louisville on April 3, 2018, and her first day was May 15, 2018. She replaced James R. Ramsey, who resigned after a scandal that implicated him.[9] Bendapudi is the first non-white president of the University of Louisville and indicated an intention to develop a culture of openness.[10] Bendapudi resigned as president of the University of Louisville on December 13, 2021, following her selection as the 19th president of the Pennsylvania State University.[11]

On July 13, 2018, Bendapudi, in response to Papa John's Pizza founder John Schnatter's use of a racial slur, announced that Schnatter's name would be struck from U of L's football stadium's name.

References
  1. "Penn State President". The Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. "Biography — Office of the President". louisville.edu.
  3. "Penn State names Neeli Bendapudi as next president". psu.edu.
  4. "Neeli Bendapudi to be the first woman and the first person of color to serve as Penn State's president". wpsu.org. December 9, 2021.
  5. Moyer, Josh (December 9, 2021). "4 things to know about Neeli Bendapudi, Penn State's 19th (and newest) president". Centre Daily Times. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  6. Torrejón, Rodrigo (December 9, 2021). "Five things to know about Penn State's new president Neeli Bendapudi". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  7. "From India to Stouffer Place, and now Strong Hall: An interview with KU's new provost". LJWorld.com.
  8. "KU employees say layoffs are a 'cruel' and 'insensitive' fix to campus budget crisis". The Kansas City Star.
  9. "Ramsey resigns at U of L | What we know now". The Courier-Journal.
  10. "The University of Louisville has a new president. Here's what you should know about her". The Courier-Journal.
  11. Watkins, Morgan; Sonka, Joe (December 13, 2021). "University of Louisville names interim president after Neeli Bendapudi's exit". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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